Olympic boxing officials will trial a new, more transparent judging system this week as the sport fights to "regain trust" after scandals that nearly saw it kicked out of the 2020 Summer Games. The new system, where judges' scoring is updated in real time on ...
The organizing committee of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics on Wednesday revealed the competition schedule for boxing, which recently gained approval to be included at the games after the sport's governing body was stripped of its role. Boxing will be held between July 25-Aug. 9 next ...
Morinari Watanabe takes helm for Tokyo 2020 boxing competition
Morinari Watanabe, the Japanese head of the International Gymnastics Federation, understands what it means to stick the landing. As the newly appointed boss of an IOC task force formed to deliver the boxing competition at the Tokyo Olympics, he'll have to complete what may be ...
IOC's John Coates pleased with Tokyo 2020's progress in managing issues such as traffic congestion
Tokyo 2020 Coordination Commission Chairman John Coates praised the local organizing committee on Thursday, citing unparalleled interest in ticket sales and progress toward managing issues regarding transportation and adverse weather conditions at the games. Speaking at a joint news conference at the conclusion of the ...
FIG president Morinari Watanabe to visit North Korea in July: sources
International Gymnastics Federation (FIG) president Morinari Watanabe is scheduled to visit Pyongyang in mid-July at the invitation of North Korea's gymnastics association, sources said Monday. They said Watanabe, former secretary general of the Japan Gymnastics Association, will likely discuss with his North Korean interlocutors about ...
Morinari Watanabe, who took office as president of the International Gymnastics Federation on New Year's Day, proposed Tuesday the word "challenge" as this year's slogan for the sport. "I am from Japan, the Land of the Rising Sun. I would like to throw new sunshine ...
Watanabe elected as president of International Gymnastics Federation
Japan's Morinari Watanabe was elected as the president of the International Gymnastics Federation at the world governing body's congress in Tokyo on Wednesday. The 57-year-old Watanabe, the secretary general of the Japan Gymnastics Association, defeated French rival Georges Guelzec, head of the European Union of ...
